John D’Agostino is a globally recognized leader in exchanges, asset management and market structure with a unique industry perspective drawn from 10 years experience creating liquidity under challenging conditions across the globe.
While head of strategy for the New York Mercantile Exchange, John spearheaded the Exchange’s breakthrough international partnership: the first ever Middle Eastern based energy exchange, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME).
John has spoken and taught around the world on capital markets and market structure. In 2008, John’s story was the focus of the New York Times Bestseller, “Rigged” by Ben Mezrich. Recently, he was profiled in “The Start-Up of You” by Reid Hoffman. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Television, Barron’s, The O’Reilly Factor and many other financial and non-financial media.
John attended Williams College and the Harvard Business School and has been a guest lecturer for INSEAD University.